One key similarity would be that they all started off as colonial powers ruled by larger power in Europe. Most of these nations gained independence through revolution as well, while a smaller amount gained it by the European state giving the colony independence (canada, Jamaica), Cuba was also technically both (revolution against spanish to be ruled by America, given Independence by America). A big difference is that most of North america was ruled by the British and the French, while South and Central America were settled predominantly by the Spanish and Portuguese. This resulted in huge differences in culture, including language (English/french vs Spanish/Portuguese) and religion (Protestantism vs Catholicism).
Consensus democracy is commonly defined as <u>a process of decision-making that considers varying opinions, not just taking into account opinions that are held by the majority. </u>
In Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, consensus democracy is necessary <em>because it is one of the primary mechanism that an individual can utilize to develop his or her morality from pre-conventional to post-conventional level.</em>
